Biohazard

/ˈbaɪoʊˌhæzərd/ noun

Definition

A biological substance or condition that poses a risk to human health or the environment, such as dangerous bacteria or contaminated materials.

Etymology

From 'bio-' (life, from Greek 'bios') combined with 'hazard' (from Old French 'hasard'). The term was formalized in the 20th century for scientific safety classification.

Kelly Says

The iconic biohazard symbol (three crescents around a center circle) was designed in 1966 and is one of the few symbols universally recognized across all languages—even before people learned hazmat protocols, they understood the warning!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ህይወት አደጋ
hiywot a-de-ga
ARالعربية
خطر بيولوجي
khatar bee-oo-loh-jee
BNবাংলা
জীববিজ্ঞানের বিপদ
jee-bee-vij-na-ner bee-pad
CACatalà
biohazard
bee-oh-ha-zard
CSČeština
biohazard
bee-oh-ha-zard
DADansk
biohazard
bee-oh-ha-zard
DEDeutsch
Biohazard
bee-oh-ha-zard
ELΕλληνικά
βιολογικό κίνδυνο
bee-oh-loh-gee-ko kin-dee-no
ESEspañol
peligro biológico
peh-lee-gro bee-oh-loh-gee-koh
FAفارسی
خطر بیولوژیک
khatar bee-oo-loo-jik
FISuomi
biohazardi
bee-oh-ha-zar-di
FRFrançais
danger biologique
dan-ger bee-oh-loh-jee-k
GUGU
જીવનકથા
jee-van-katha
HAHA
babban matsala
babban ma-tsa-la
HEעברית
סכנה ביולוגית
s'chanah bee-oh-loh-git
HIहिन्दी
जैविक खतरा
jai-vik khatra
HUMagyar
bioveszély
bee-oh-ves-eh-ly
IDBahasa Indonesia
biohazard
bee-oh-ha-zard
IGIG
egbugwu
eh-gbu-gwu
ITItaliano
biohazard
bee-oh-ha-zard
JA日本語
生物危険
seibutsu kiken
KKKK
Биологиялык қауіп
bee-oh-loh-gee-lik kaw-eep
KMKM
ប្រវត្តិ
pra-vat
KO한국어
생물 위험
saengmul wiheom
MRMR
जैविक धोका
jai-vik dhoka
MSBahasa Melayu
biohazard
bee-oh-ha-zard
MYမြန်မာ
လူမျိုးရေး ကုန်
lu-myo-re kyun
NLNederlands
biohazard
bee-oh-ha-zard
NONorsk
biohazard
bee-oh-ha-zard
PAPA
ਜੀਵ-ਸમੱਸਿਆ
jeev-sam-msiya
PLPolski
biohazard
bee-oh-ha-zard
PTPortuguês
biohazard
bee-oh-ha-zard
RORomână
biohazard
bee-oh-ha-zard
RUРусский
биологическая опасность
bee-oh-loh-gee-chee-skaya opas-no-st'
SVSvenska
biohazard
bee-oh-ha-zard
SWKiswahili
hatari ya biolojia
ha-ta-ri ya bee-oh-loh-jee-ah
TAதமிழ்
உயிரியல் ஆபத்து
u-ya-ri-yal a-pa-thu
TEతెలుగు
జీవరహిత ప్రమాదం
jee-va-ra-hita pra-ma-dan
THไทย
ภัยชีวภาพ
phai-chi-wa-pab
TLTL
biohazard
bee-oh-ha-zard
TRTürkçe
biyolojik tehdit
bee-oh-loh-jik teh-dit
UKУкраїнська
біологічна небезпека
bee-oh-loh-gee-chna ne-bez-peka
URاردو
जैविक خطر
jai-vik khatra
VITiếng Việt
nguy hiểm sinh học
nguy hiem sinh hoc
YOYO
àwọn ẹ̀kọ́ ìgbàgbọ́
awon eko igba-gbo
ZH中文
生物危险
shēngwù wēixiǎn
ZUZU
imfudumo
im-fu-doo-mo

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